BSkyB Mines Silicon Valley for Tech Boost

British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC, the British satellite-broadcasting giant, is dipping its toe in Silicon Valley. The firm, which doesn’t operate in America, says it is combing the Valley for start-up investments and commercial deals to future-proof its business and figure out how to get ahead of the global convergence of TV and the Internet.

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